Oliver Callan learns about keening: ‘They’d pull out hair, rip clothes, reveal their breasts’
Radio: Haunting radio on RTÉ, while Anton Savage’s guest warns against retinal burns and Claire Brock talks soft-launches
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RTÉ dominates airwaves despite Radio 1 rescheduling losses, figures show
Morning Ireland remains country’s most listened to radio programme an average of 457,000 people tuning in each day
How many times a day do people fart? Yes, you’re listening to the Seán Moncrieff show
Radio: Newstalk host doubles down on his fondness for gossip, while on Radio 1, Oliver Callan hears a ‘bull only’ story
Claire Byrne deploys the tact and restraint that make her so good on delicate topics
Newstalk host gives Chalkie White the space to describe the complexity of his reaction to an ordeal that, with George Gibney’s conviction, may finally be near its end
At 65 years old, isn’t it time for RTÉ to retire The Late Late Show?
Patrick Kielty’s contract expired about nine weeks ago, leaving questions to be answered for a show due to return in September
Oliver Callan’s refusal to shy away from uncomfortable discussions leads to awkward moment
Radio: The former 2FM DJ tells Miriam O’Callaghan about the most difficult conversation of her life
Derek Mooney spots a rat in the RTÉ car park. Insert your own joke here
Radio: Controversy about wildlife host’s pay comes at an awkward time for Radio 1 as its new schedule fails to gel
Why RTÉ is caught in a never-ending payments drama
In the News podcast: RTÉ boss says broadcaster is paying ‘price for transparency’
Raidió Teilifís Entertainment draws another big crowd for its latest Kildare Street outing
Bakhurst and Lynch had much to do during their Oireachtas appearance but got little chance to say anything
RTÉ ex-DG Dee Forbes decided Derek Mooney would be classified as producer, committee told
Oliver Callan’s production company receives fee separate from his fees as presenter, committee hears
‘Waste of space’: What we learned about RTÉ from today’s Oireachtas committee hearing
From criticisms of the top 10 earners lists to Dancing with the Stars and Callan’s Kicks, Bakhurst and the broadcaster were grilled
RTÉ Radio 1’s new schedule sees listeners drop for key shows – but station remains dominant
Morning Ireland, Liveline and Oliver Callan see small dips, with weekend slots up
Why RTÉ scrapping Sunday Miscellany’s trumpet sounds such a bum note
Oliver Callan observed that his own show’s new music made him feel like he was ‘presenting Euronews’ at 3am
David McCullagh is a drawler whose sensitivity training needs a tweak, but it works
Radio: Oliver Callan indicates listeners are not the only ones discombobulated by the sonic makeover at RTÉ Radio 1
Ciara Kelly and Shane Coleman have lost the morning crankiness and found a zippy chemistry
Radio: Unexpected side effects of the war in Iran add to Newstalk’s commendable drivetime energy, while Oliver Callan’s show has a distinctive twang
Pat Kenny is refreshingly candid about his shift to weekends on Newstalk
Just as interesting are his views on the broader radio landscape and the role of what he calls ‘the talent’
Radio review: Oliver Callan has a solution to the longer airtime problem: doom radio
The Radio 1 host pads out his show in counterintuitive style
Event guide: RTÉ Choice Music Prize, Raye, and the other best things to see in the week ahead
February 28th-March 6th, 2026: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week
Favourite books: Irish authors and stars name their best reads
Marian Keyes, Sarah Webb, Oliver Callan and actor Conor O’Donnell are among the ambassadors for this year’s event
Seamus Culleton’s Ice story gives Kieran Cuddihy his first real Liveline moment
Radio: Meanwhile, Miriam O’Callaghan hears few regrets from Ryan Tubridy
RTÉ Radio 1 dominates latest radio ratings amid ‘phenomenal’ rise for Brendan O’Connor
New JNLR data offers comfort for national broadcaster in wake of major programming overhaul
‘Would you like to be my girlfriend?’: Kieran Cuddihy’s on-air encounter would give you the ick
Radio: On RTÉ, the Liveline host hears callers’ fears of sexually explicit AI, while Oliver Callan is discombobulated by an errant guest
2025 in radio: RTÉ and Newstalk’s tit-for-tat talent raids only add to an uncertain future
After a seismic year of poaching presenters and refreshing rosters, Ireland’s revamped stations can’t ignore the shift online
I have one quibble with David McCullagh’s first month on radio
RTÉ Radio 1 host’s jaundiced air lifts his show, while a tetchy chat dispels Oliver Callan’s December-birthday blues
Paschal Donohoe’s worst sin: being ‘a wee bit scabby on nights out’
On RTÉ Radio 1, Oliver Callan mourns the departure of the minister for finance in winning style
‘Overrun with racist comments’: On Liveline, a rueful Kieran Cuddihy hits his stride
RTÉ’s phone-in show comes under most scrutiny as Radio 1’s revamped schedule begins
RTÉ’s Radio 1 reboot: ‘We weren’t aware that this level of a shake-up was on the cards’
It’s the biggest change to the station’s weekday line-up since 1999. But what does that really mean?
Matt Cooper’s acerbic presidential election remark pays off
Radio: The Today FM host is dependably thorough when he interviews Catherine Connolly and, at last, Heather Humphreys
Who is Patricia Monahan, planner of RTÉ’s reshuffle? ‘She’s the opposite of a snowflake’
‘She has a very pleasant exterior, but she is tough’
RTÉ’s new radio schedule a hurried defensive reflex to sour taste left by Ray D’Arcy exit
Signing Kieran Cuddihy is a coup, but RTÉ Radio 1 might waste his talents in Liveline’s dated format
Kieran Cuddihy hosts a zinger of a presidential debate. Just not the one you saw on TV
Radio: Newstalk host has lively exchanges on ballot papers, while Séan Moncrieff gets scientific and saucy
The longer Joanna Donnelly’s Drivetime interview goes on, the more we worry
On RTÉ Radio 1, the ambitions of the palpably sincere meteorologist can sound slightly delusional. Unusually, Cormac Ó hEadhra decides to ease off
Liveline contenders: ‘Crazy levels of speculation’ about who will step in to replace Joe Duffy
Candidates remain tight-lipped, but sources suggest there could be an overhaul of radio show and RTÉ’s afternoon schedule
Oliver Callan gets acidic about the Orange Order
Radio: The Radio 1 presenter is in jolly form during outside broadcasts, while Ray D’Arcy shows his serious side
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